Astronomy 101 - Optional Final exam review

One light-year is closest to which of the following?

• 1 parsec

• 150 million kilometers

• 10 trillion kilometers

• 93 million miles

The unit used to measure distances within our solar system

• 300,000

• eight

• light year

• astronomical unit

The unit used to measure distances between objects like stars

• 300,000

• eight

• light year

• astronomical unit

What is a constellation?

• A group of patterns that form a star

• A group of stars that form a pattern

• Fine Italian cuisine

• A star

How many constellations are there?

• 12

• 72

• 88

• 1

A prominent pattern or group of stars, that anyone can make up, is called a(n)

• Constellation

• Nebula

• Asterism

• Star Cluster

Another name for Polaris is _________________

• South star

• North star

• Big Dipper

What constellation is the Big Dipper part of?

• Polaris

• Ursa Major

• Leo

Which star is the brightest in our night sky?

• Betelgeuse

• Arcturus

• Sirius

• Polaris

The celestial equator is above which of the following coordinates on Earth?

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Capricorn